Neglected tropical diseases and mental health: a perspective on comorbidity

被引：103

作者：

Litt, Elizabeth ^{[1
]}

Baker, Margaret C. ^{[2
]}

Molyneux, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Liverpool, Liverpool Sch Trop Med, Ctr Neglected Trop Dis, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, England

[2] Georgetown Univ, Dept Int Hlth, Sch Nursing & Hlth Studies, Washington, DC 20057 USA

来源：

TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY | 2012年 / 28卷 / 05期

关键词：

Neglected tropical diseases; NTD; mental health; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; DOMINICAN WOMEN; BURULI ULCER; LYMPHEDEMA; BURDEN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; CONSEQUENCES; PREVALENCE; LEPROSY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.pt.2012.03.001

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

Mental health conditions will be the largest contributor to the global health burden by 2030. Our review suggests that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) predispose individuals to poor mental health. Factors predisposing to poor mental health include stigma and discrimination, exclusion from participating fully in society, reduced access to health and social services, lack of educational opportunities, exclusion from income-generation and employment opportunities, and restrictions in exercising civil and political rights. These characteristics are all features of NTDs, but the mental health of these sufferers has been ignored. This review raises an issue of concern and highlights the opportunities for research by psychiatrists and psychologists on NTDs.

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页码：195 / 201

页数：7

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